Asia struggles in second round of World Cup group matches as Europe, South America come into form

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• ·As Europe's and South America's heavyweights shake off the fatigue of a long season and come into form as the World Cup continues, Asian teams, especially Korea, are struggling in the second round of group-stage matches, with no Asian squad except Japan having won its second game.
• ·Asian teams turned heads at the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, going unbeaten through their first six group-stage matches, but the second round has been an entirely different tournament.
• ·Apart from Japan, no Asian team has won its second group-stage game, while the European and South American powers that stumbled in their openers seem to have rediscovered their form.
• ·What explains the shift?
• ·The biggest factor is acclimatization.